1 files changed, 13 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/toys/posix/chmod.c b/toys/posix/chmod.c
index ac53957c..3645ebc8 100644
--- a/toys/posix/chmod.c
+++ b/toys/posix/chmod.c
@@ -45,14 +45,20 @@ static int do_chmod(struct dirtree *try)
 
   if (!dirtree_notdotdot(try)) return 0;
 
-  mode = string_to_mode(TT.mode, try->st.st_mode);
-  if (FLAG(v)) {
-    char *s = dirtree_path(try, 0);
-
-    printf("chmod '%s' to %s\n", s, TT.mode);
-    free(s);
+  if (FLAG(R) && try->parent && S_ISLNK(try->st.st_mode)) {
+    // Ignore symlinks found during recursion. We'll only try to modify
+    // symlinks mentioned directly as arguments. We'll fail, of course,
+    // but that's what you asked for in that case.
+  } else {
+    mode = string_to_mode(TT.mode, try->st.st_mode);
+    if (FLAG(v)) {
+      char *s = dirtree_path(try, 0);
+
+      printf("chmod '%s' to %s\n", s, TT.mode);
+      free(s);
+    }
+    wfchmodat(dirtree_parentfd(try), try->name, mode);
   }
-  wfchmodat(dirtree_parentfd(try), try->name, mode);
 
   return FLAG(R)*DIRTREE_RECURSE;
 }